Approbatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expressing or manifesting praise or approval

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɹɪə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈapɹəbətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈapɹəbətəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɹɪə/.

Examples

approbative criticism
an affirmative nod

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

approbative affirmative approving plausive

Parts of Speech

adjective

expressing or manifesting praise or approval

“approbative criticism”

Word Forms

approve

verb

give sanction to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zustimmend

Lob oder Zustimmung ausdrücken oder manifestieren

🇫🇷French

approbatoire

exprimer ou manifester des éloges ou une approbation

🇪🇸Spanish

aprobatorio

expresar o manifestar elogios o aprobación

🇮🇹Italian

approvativo

esprimere o manifestare lode o approvazione

🇳🇱Dutch

goedkeurend

het uiten of manifesteren van lof of goedkeuring

🇵🇹Portuguese

aprovador

expressar ou manifestar elogio ou aprovação

🇷🇺Russian

одобрительный

выражение или проявление похвалы или одобрения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाशंससूचक

प्रशंसा या अनुमोदन व्यक्त करना या प्रकट करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদনমূলক

প্রশংসা বা অনুমোদন প্রকাশ করা বা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட

பாராட்டு அல்லது ஒப்புதலை வெளிப்படுத்துதல் அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన

ప్రశంసలు లేదా ఆమోదాన్ని వ్యక్తపరచడం లేదా వ్యక్తపరచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मंजूरी देणारा

प्रशंसा किंवा मंजूरी व्यक्त करणे किंवा प्रकट करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુમોદનકારક

વખાણ અથવા મંજૂરી વ્યક્ત કરવી અથવા પ્રગટ કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಮೋದಿತ

ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಮೋದನೆಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുവദനീയമായ

പ്രശംസയോ അംഗീകാരമോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

منظوری دینے والا

تعریف یا منظوری کا اظہار کرنا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认可的

表达或表现出赞扬或认可

🇯🇵Japanese

肯定的な

賞賛や承認を表現または表明すること

🇰🇷Korean

찬성하는

칭찬이나 승인을 표현하거나 나타냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tán thành

bày tỏ hoặc thể hiện sự khen ngợi hoặc tán thành

🇹🇭Thai

อนุมัติ

การแสดงหรือแสดงความชื่นชมหรือเห็นชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg diterima dgn baik

mengekspresikan atau mewujudkan pujian atau persetujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pumapayag

pagpapahayag o pagpapakita ng papuri o pagsang-ayon

🇲🇾Malay

menyetujui

menyatakan atau menyatakan pujian atau persetujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استحسان

التعبير أو إظهار الثناء أو الموافقة

🇮🇷Persian

استصوابی

ابراز یا ابراز ستایش یا تایید

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylayıcı

övgü veya onayı ifade etmek veya göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מאושר

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